THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 6, 2017 1 VOLUME 26, NO. 27 THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 COMPLIMENTARY “Paint A Butterfly Contest” The Gilford Rotary Club is sponsoring a Paint A Butterfly Contest with pro- ceeds donated to MAKE- A-WISH New Hampshire. Students and adults can enter. Painted buttter- flies will be displayed and judged at Gilford Old Home Day Satuday Au- gust 26th at the Gilford Village Tennis Courts. Prizes and ribbons will be awared for creativity and execution. Entry fee is $25. Pick up and pay for blank ply- wood butterflies at Gilford Fire Department, Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm. Fin- ished butterflies should be retuned to Gilford Fire Station Friday August Jeff Mudgett researches information on his great-great grandfather, Herman Mudgett aka H.H. Holmes. Holmes, who 25th with entry form. was born and raised in Gilmanton, NH, was the first documented serial killer in America and now there is evidence that Painted butterflies will he may have also been Jack The Ripper. The History Channel Series “American Ripper” will tell the story of Mudgett’s be displayed durng Gilford Old Home Day, Saturday journey to find the truth beginning Tuesday, July 11th at 10pm. PHOTO COURTESY OF HISTORY August 26th, 10am – 4PM at the Gilford Village Ten- nis Courts with winner WAS GILMANTON ’S HERMAN MUD G ETT announced at 4PM. Butterflies can be shown in front of businesses, ALSO JACK TH E RIPPER ? homes, schools, and churches to show the art- History Channel Series To Investigate Possible ist talents and support for Double Life of NH’s Infamous Serial Killer this project for charity. For more information by Brendan Smith ers and it is believed that of the bestseller “Devil In was expelled for stealing contact Gilford Rotarians Weirs Times Editor he killed as many as 200 The White City” by Erik corpses, which he used Don at 455-9909 or Peggy Say the name H.H. Hol- during his reign of ter- Larsen. for experiments and for at 919-619-2839. te Edition Availa mes and you are certain ror at his Murder Castle H.H. Holmes wasn’t his making false insurance mple ble O Co nl to bring chills to the spine in Chicago as the 1893 real name, it was Herman claims - and eventually is in h e! of many who know the World’s Fair went on just Mudgett and he was born Chicago where his most T history of this most evil of a short distance away. and lived in Gilmanton, evil work was done. individuals. Holmes’ atrocities be- NH, before he moved to Starting next week on Holmes is one of the first came known to many in Vermont, then the Univer- the History Channel, Mud- w ww com documented serial kill- 2003 with the publication sity of Michigan - where he See MUDGETT on 36 .TheWeirsTimes. 36 THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, July 6, 2017 MUDGETT from 1 gett’s great-great grand- son, Jeff Mudgett, will be featured in a new eight- part series “American Rip- per”. Mudgett, who only found out at forty years of age that he was related to one of the world’s most prolific serial killers, has also set on the mission to prove his great-great grandfather was also Jack The Ripper, Britain’s no- torious serial killer. Mudgett, a retired attor- ney wrote the book “Blood- The house in Gilmanton where Herman Mudgett grew up. stains” in 2011 about his The Ripper has become an great-great grandfather obsession for Jeff Mudgett and began to investigate and the History Channel the possibility that he series gives him the op- may have been Jack The portunity to take his ob- A Unique Bookstore Ripper. session to the limits. Making the connection “Having practiced crimi- for the Avid Reader... between Holmes and Jack nal law, I realize there are Over 25,000 New & Used Books Puzzles • Cards & Gift Certificates Join the fun in the Credit for your good used paperbacks! Scenic Summer Hop Amaryliss Fox and Jeff Mudgett discuss possible murder July 20-22 weapons used by Jack the Ripper with Donald Rumbelow, JULY PUZZLE SPECIAL! a former London police officer. Buy a used puzzle & get an equal Gifts & Prizes! or lesser value used puzzle for free! PHOTO COURTESY OF HISTORY No other credits or discounts apply. 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Smith, depicting the story of Herman Mudgett / H.H. list of names out in court Holmes. The background is the original wallpaper used in while he was being given Mudgett’s childhood home in Gilmanton. the death sentence.” Whatever the results of along with Ex-CIA opera- derous rampage, which the DNA, the main inves- tive Amaryliss Fox, who was now a Post Office, tigation of the program was an expert at tracking might still exist in some is primarily the Holmes/ international terrorists, form to search for clues. Jack The Ripper connec- come across some inter- “I was aware of Amary- tion.Isn’t It Timeesting factsYou on Holmes,Drove liss’ reputationa Better through Car? The search for the including the fact that the various articles and knew Holmes/Jack The Rip- famous “Murder Castle”, that she would be the per connection starts in which Holmes had built to perfect fit for my investi- Chicago where Mudgett, specifications for his mur- See MUDGETT on 38 Amaryliss Fox examining evidence. PHOTO COURTESY OF HISTORY MUDGETT from 36 buried there and these pins and needles waiting people that had angered for the results of the DNA him he went back and vis- testing.” ited. Another reason why Obviously, A DNA match I felt we needed to be sure with Jeff would put to rest whether it was him in that this first mystery. If the grave or not.” body isn’t Holmes then According to Jeff, there NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. it would also help fuel are two theories on Hol- the idea of the “Holmes mes’s alleged execution. Curse.” One is that he was hung “It was simply amazing but he engineered that OIL CHANGES how many people who were the rope would break and involved in his arrest and he escaped and a body IN 30 MINUTES trial and alleged execution was substituted into the BELKNAP and alleged burial, either box. Jeff’s theory is that a .COM suffered death or terrible prison guard was hung in OR LESS... 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